gone. She must have teleported out as soon as I left her last night.”
Liv frowned and turned, waving a spatula at Karel. “You went out in this storm? You told me it would only last a few more hours. Why did you have to go now? What if that spooked her to see you coming in this weather? Did you think of that?” She turned her back on him, fuming. Men never used their brains. She turned back to Karel. “Did you think of a good reason for going over there, if she had been there?”
Never mind how lucky he was she was cooking. She had no idea what anything was in that place, but after Keliana’s assistance, she was pretty confident she could make breakfast.
“Of course I did. I wanted to make sure she didn’t need anything,” Karel mumbled as he looked around sheepishly.
“So you’re telling me that you took her home last night before the storm hit and didn’t make sure she was okay and didn’t need anything?” Liv turned around again mumbling under her breath about men and their lack of sense.
“I did ask, and she said she was fine. The cabin is well stocked.” Karel cursed softly. It took her mentioning it before he realized the trap he had walked into. “You’re right, I wasn’t thinking clearly. I just want answers. I want them now,” Karel growled and stepped forward to wrap his arms around Liv’s waist. “She hurt my mother; I can’t let that go.”
Liv turned in his arms to face him. “I know and you don’t have to, but running over there in the middle of the storm isn’t going to solve anything.” She bit her lip, trying to think of anything else they could do. “Can you call your friend Alyx and have them see if she went to the castle. She probably wouldn’t expect us to know she is gone already. She might have gone to get her things.”
“You are beautiful and brilliant. I hit the mate jackpot with you,” Karel said as he ran out of the room. Liv laughed and turned to finish cooking breakfast. A few minutes later, Karel returned. “Aayi isn’t awake yet. I am going to call Alyx. Will you stick around in case you think of something I’m missing.”
Liv smiled and put Aayi’s plate in the warmer, then sat beside him at the table. She watched as Karel pulled out a small handheld device. “What is that?”
“It’s a communicator. It projects a hologram of the person or persons we are talking too.” Liv was amazed, she had seen that on TV, but never in a million years did she expect to see it in real life. She watched closely as he attempted to call Alyx without success. Disappointment flooded her, she had hoped to see the thing work. Forget sci-fi, this was real life. If they had holograms that talked, what else did they have?
“What about Bella? Maybe she can help us. Besides, women usually know what's going on in their own homes more than a man would.” She laughed at the disbelief on Karel’s expression. “It’s true. You men tend to ignore the house, assuming it runs on its own. Women pay attention and notice things you all would miss. I’m not saying we are better, just that we each have our strengths.”
Karel grunted, bringing a smile to Liv’s face. Her jaw dropped when the call was picked up and a real life hologram of Bella appeared in front of her. “That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen,” Liv whispered in a voice full of awe and surprise. She reached out to touch the hologram and was shocked when Karel slapped her hand away.
“What are you doing? She isn’t here; you can’t poke her.” Liv blushed as Karel and Bella laughed.
“It’s okay. I had the same reaction when I saw one the first time.” Bella turned to Karel. “How is your mother?”
“That’s actually why we are calling.” Liv blanched at Bella’s reaction to Karel’s words. “No, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean--” He sighed. “It’s already been a very long day. She is going to be just fine, thanks to Liv here. It’s a long story and I promise to
Liv frowned and turned, waving a spatula at Karel. “You went out in this storm? You told me it would only last a few more hours. Why did you have to go now? What if that spooked her to see you coming in this weather? Did you think of that?” She turned her back on him, fuming. Men never used their brains. She turned back to Karel. “Did you think of a good reason for going over there, if she had been there?”
Never mind how lucky he was she was cooking. She had no idea what anything was in that place, but after Keliana’s assistance, she was pretty confident she could make breakfast.
“Of course I did. I wanted to make sure she didn’t need anything,” Karel mumbled as he looked around sheepishly.
“So you’re telling me that you took her home last night before the storm hit and didn’t make sure she was okay and didn’t need anything?” Liv turned around again mumbling under her breath about men and their lack of sense.
“I did ask, and she said she was fine. The cabin is well stocked.” Karel cursed softly. It took her mentioning it before he realized the trap he had walked into. “You’re right, I wasn’t thinking clearly. I just want answers. I want them now,” Karel growled and stepped forward to wrap his arms around Liv’s waist. “She hurt my mother; I can’t let that go.”
Liv turned in his arms to face him. “I know and you don’t have to, but running over there in the middle of the storm isn’t going to solve anything.” She bit her lip, trying to think of anything else they could do. “Can you call your friend Alyx and have them see if she went to the castle. She probably wouldn’t expect us to know she is gone already. She might have gone to get her things.”
“You are beautiful and brilliant. I hit the mate jackpot with you,” Karel said as he ran out of the room. Liv laughed and turned to finish cooking breakfast. A few minutes later, Karel returned. “Aayi isn’t awake yet. I am going to call Alyx. Will you stick around in case you think of something I’m missing.”
Liv smiled and put Aayi’s plate in the warmer, then sat beside him at the table. She watched as Karel pulled out a small handheld device. “What is that?”
“It’s a communicator. It projects a hologram of the person or persons we are talking too.” Liv was amazed, she had seen that on TV, but never in a million years did she expect to see it in real life. She watched closely as he attempted to call Alyx without success. Disappointment flooded her, she had hoped to see the thing work. Forget sci-fi, this was real life. If they had holograms that talked, what else did they have?
“What about Bella? Maybe she can help us. Besides, women usually know what's going on in their own homes more than a man would.” She laughed at the disbelief on Karel’s expression. “It’s true. You men tend to ignore the house, assuming it runs on its own. Women pay attention and notice things you all would miss. I’m not saying we are better, just that we each have our strengths.”
Karel grunted, bringing a smile to Liv’s face. Her jaw dropped when the call was picked up and a real life hologram of Bella appeared in front of her. “That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen,” Liv whispered in a voice full of awe and surprise. She reached out to touch the hologram and was shocked when Karel slapped her hand away.
“What are you doing? She isn’t here; you can’t poke her.” Liv blushed as Karel and Bella laughed.
“It’s okay. I had the same reaction when I saw one the first time.” Bella turned to Karel. “How is your mother?”
“That’s actually why we are calling.” Liv blanched at Bella’s reaction to Karel’s words. “No, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean--” He sighed. “It’s already been a very long day. She is going to be just fine, thanks to Liv here. It’s a long story and I promise to
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